The Water Diviner movie review: magic unrealism
When director Crowe sticks to historical adventure, his film is tense and exciting. But it lacks a sense of magic that it needs to make it fully engaging.
Year: 2015
Where Are the Women? Beyond the Mask
The only woman with any significant presence in this story is here solely to give the wounded male protagonist someone to aspire to. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Beyond the Mask movie review: assassin’s creed
Wannabe Christian swashbuckler throws a lot of stuff up on the screen in the hopes that something will stick as exciting and romantic. None of it does.
London photo: loneliness of the long-distance pub snack
I actually have no idea what that means.
Turn: Washington’s Spies open thread
I had wondered why no one seemed to appreciate the drama and passion of the American Revolution and set a film or TV series there. But now it’s a thing.
Where Are the Women? The DUFF
The power of a female protagonist is almost overwhelmed by clichés that reduce girls to not much beyond how they look and what they wear. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
The DUFF movie review: a kinder shade of cruel
This high-school comedy avoids the worst clichés of the genre and resists rather than indulges the worst tendencies of adolescence. Which is a rare thing.
“you should probably kill yourself”
I have no idea what this guy is upset about, but I presume he disagrees with me about a movie.
London photo: in the stocks
Yet another humorously altered No Entry road sign.
Where Are the Women? Spring
This film is an especially egregious example of a woman’s personal awesomeness being good for nothing onscreen but making a man feel better about himself. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
